B−
Greater Clark County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Jeffersonville Township, Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Charlestown Township, Utica Township, Charlestown, Oregon Township, Washington Township, Owen Township, Utica and Bethlehem Township.
Students
10,615
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,144
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$254.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Greater Clark County Schools
- School Grade B−: better than 46% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the IN average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $254.5M, about $23,979 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Wilkinson.
PK–5Eastern Hancock Elementary SchoolEastern Hancock County Community School Corporation
6–8Eastern Hancock Middle SchoolEastern Hancock County Community School Corporation
9–12Eastern Hancock High SchoolEastern Hancock County Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,144 per student · 11% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 58%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,067’20
10,060’21
10,246’22
10,469’23
10,615’24
Up 5.4% since 2020.
Students
White 53%Hispanic 17%Black 15%Two or more races 13%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Utica Elementary School
A608 students17:1
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
588 students15:1
Riverside Elementary School
C+568 students16:1
Parkwood Elementary School
D561 students12:1
Northaven Elementary School
C544 students13:1
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch
C+529 students18:1
Franklin Square Elementary School
C−524 students15:1
W E Wilson Elementary
C518 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
B−326 students14:1
New Washington Elementary School
B−296 students16:1
River Valley Middle School
C857 students14:1
Parkview Middle School
C656 students14:1
Charlestown Middle School
C647 students17:1
Jeffersonville High School
C+2,202 students19:1
Charlestown Senior High School
C+860 students17:1
New Washington Middle/High School
C+331 students13:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Silver Creek School CorporationSellersburg, Silver Creek Township
$11,109per student
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsNew Albany, New Albany Township
$12,957per student
Borden-Henryville School CorpMonroe Township, Union Township
$13,192per student
Scott County School District 2Lexington Township
$12,921per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.